AD Date : 08/26/2014 Duedate: 09/08/2014 STORM ROCK ARENA DM 107 TURN 81 RANK TEAMS W L K % RANK TEAMS W L K % 1 COLOR ME SUA 42/365 370 261 2 58.6 NEXT GENERATION 58/368 CENTER FOR OLDS 18/364 FOUND IN THE SAND 32/360 2-BOND-AGE 81/389 11 9 0 55.0 BASH BROS CHILDREN 38/407 3 SENTINELS 7/354 126 146 1 46.3 GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS 65/361 DRAGONBANE GUILD 81/334 5 THE MAGNIFIC 19/395 1656 2174 21 43.2 4 VEGGIES 3/372 180 229 2 44.0 6 BAD SIGNS 83/397 1 3 0 25.0 SHEPHERDS 18/359 PARTY ANIMALS 5/301 PALINDROMES 73/405 WAY TO GO! II 73/333 ALASTARIAN IDOL 10/363 REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER Debby Tonte was all set to do us a spy report, but she got distracted. I hear that's happening to her a lot lately. Still, I have her notes. Significant point movements: Azaghal, up 17. The Upright Man, down 23! Different fights. Color Me Suave was avoided by Sentinels. We had twelve fights, very round and, um, round. One challenge, three standbys. DIRTY DIAPERS (38-5071) (16-8-0,52) of BASH BROS CHILDREN fought MAULI LAMA (7- 6292) (17-19-1,72) of SENTINELS. DIRTY DIAPERS was devastated by MAULI LAMA in a 1 minute one-sided battle. And Dirty wasn't the only thing that was devastated. Quite a splash. OUT FOR A DUCK (83-275) (16-14-0,35) of BAD SIGNS fought WONTON NOT NOW (73- 6069) (18-13-1,44) of PALINDROMES. OUT FOR A DUCK was bested by WONTON NOT NOW in a 2 minute conflict. And the Duck in question got AWAY, aided by Wonton. PINCH BLISTER (18-9859) (47-76-0,148) of CENTER FOR OLDS fought FLOYD (107-10) (0-0-0,150) of Fine Imported Standbys. PINCH BLISTER narrowly defeated FLOYD in an exciting 5 minute match. Narrowly? Couldn't Pinch have done it a bit more broadly? ARUGULA (3-7180) (32-30-2,168) of VEGGIES fought OZAWINDIB (7-6212) (35-27- 0,174) of SENTINELS. ARUGULA beat OZAWINDIB in a popular 5 minute melee. We warned Ozawindib, we TOLD him, bring salad dressing! But did he listen? As if! THE UPRIGHT MAN (10-5185) (38-50-0,196) of ALASTARIAN IDOL fought IMPRISONED SPY (107-9) (0-0-0,170) of Fine Imported Standbys. THE UPRIGHT MAN was vanquished by IMPRISONED SPY in a 1 minute one-sided fight. And it's no reason The Upright Man dropped "like a basher in the top ten." GAD (18-9239) (63-59-1,210) of SHEPHERDS fought JELLO KNUCKLES (42-4554) (57-54- 0,173) of COLOR ME SUAVE. GAD vanquished JELLO KNUCKLES in a 2 minute gruesome one- sided duel. It was the pineapple that did it. Put pineapple in jello, and your knuckles melt away. 1977 AMC MATADOR (42-4116) (75-64-0,206) of COLOR ME SUAVE fought AZAGHAL (81- 1223) (51-43-1,210) of DRAGONBANE GUILD. 1977 AMC MATADOR was handily defeated by AZAGHAL in a 1 minute uneven fight. More excitement than some of the longer fights today. RUTH (18-10121) (47-38-0,188) of SHEPHERDS fought OBROJOBO (7-5869) (45-46- 1,190) of SENTINELS. RUTH was savagely defeated by OBROJOBO in an exciting 2 minute bloody struggle. And see if she ever makes HIM a rhubarb pie! POCKET NEWS (19-5364) (32-30-0,183) of THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS fought ANZAHANZEK (7-6204) (32-29-0,176) of SENTINELS. POCKET NEWS savagely defeated ANZAHANZEK in a crowd pleasing 2 minute competition. Does this mean Pocket has found a hamster? JOSH (18-9109) (49-52-0,215) of SHEPHERDS fought ARENAMASTER SANDAVOL (107-28) (0-0-0,200) of Fine Imported Standbys. JOSH vanquished ARENAMASTER SANDAVOL in a popular 1 minute gory mismatched brawl. Always a high moment for a gladiator. The challenge: VIRGINIA, NO SANTA (65-6623) (44-67-1,199) of GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS challenged ALMOST PRETTY (42-4496) (89-48-0,208) of COLOR ME SUAVE. Up 9. VIRGINIA, NO SANTA was viciously subdued by ALMOST PRETTY in a 3 minute fight. And there's... SANTA! Bringing lipstick and mascara and all kinds of stuff to Almost. For the title: MOIST TOWELETTE (42-4430) (111-49-4,305) of COLOR ME SUAVE fought SHINY PENNY (32-3789) (96-145-2,222) of FOUND IN THE SAND. MOIST TOWELETTE demolished SHINY PENNY in a popular 1 minute one-sided Title melee. Oops! Moist wiped the mint marks right off the Penny! Congratulations to Moist Towelette, good try to Shiny Penny. Larkin CHAMPION OF THE HORN W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY MOIST TOWELETTE 42-4430 112 49 4 316 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) RODEKI GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY AZAGHAL 81-1223 52 43 1 227 DRAGONBANE GUILD (334) SHADOWSPIRE JOSH 18-9109 50 52 226 SHEPHERDS (359) TALCAMA ALMOST PRETTY 42-4496 90 48 216 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) RODEKI GAD 18-9239 64 59 1 216 SHEPHERDS (359) TALCAMA GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY VIRGINIA, NO SANTA 65-6623 44 68 1 208 GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (361) DAL SHANG SHINY PENNY 32-3789 96 146 2 206 FOUND IN THE SAND (360) ARVAT OBROJOBO 7-5869 46 46 1 202 SENTINELS (354) BONSUR 1977 AMC MATADOR 42-4116 75 65 192 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) RODEKI POCKET NEWS 19-5364 33 30 191 THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (395) ZUWAYZA -LUC STARWALKER 58-6100 49 44 184 NEXT GENERATION (368) DELARQ TOR RUTH 18-10121 47 39 184 SHEPHERDS (359) TALCAMA ARUGULA 3-7180 33 30 2 183 VEGGIES (372) OSKSI GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY ANZAHANZEK 7-6204 32 30 174 SENTINELS (354) BONSUR THE UPRIGHT MAN 10-5185 38 51 173 ALASTARIAN IDOL (363) KOLACT JELLO KNUCKLES 42-4554 57 55 171 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) RODEKI OZAWINDIB 7-6212 35 28 170 SENTINELS (354) BONSUR PINCH BLISTER 18-9859 48 76 157 CENTER FOR OLDS (364) TALCAMA GRAND INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY MAULI LAMA 7-6292 18 19 1 81 SENTINELS (354) BONSUR -NICK NACK 81-1750 18 14 3 76 BOND-AGE (389) SHADOWSPIRE -WHITEY D'EAGLE 83-289 18 13 1 68 NONSUCH HOUSE (399) TELORINTHE WONTON NOT NOW 73-6069 19 13 1 49 PALINDROMES (405) ERINIKA DIRTY DIAPERS 38-5071 16 9 47 BASH BROS CHILDREN (407) CLIFFHOME OUT FOR A DUCK 83-275 16 15 35 BAD SIGNS (397) TELORINTHE '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE Moist Towelette -- Great fight. I did not expect to lose a back and forth fight with you, but knew you would be my toughest opponent. Great win and congrats. I'll be back. -- Gad 1977 AMC Matador -- One day I'll take you to the junk yard. -- Virginia Almost Pretty -- May the commission force you to Primus soon. -- Ruth Jello Knuckles -- Can we nickname you "Target Dummy"? -- The Upright Man Pocket News -- <cut off by hal, as is too often the case> Hamster DIES in News Office! Presses Cannot Run! General Quest for New Hamster! Apply at News Office! 20 August 14 SLAUGHTER CHALLENGE 2 Several years ago I ran a contest known as the "Slaughter Challenge" which was the idea of a member of my alliance at the time. We unfortunately lost him during a robbery attempt at the store he worked at. This November will mark the 10th anniversary of his passing so I have decided to run the Slaughter Challenge again in remembrance of him. Rich Hammes was a member of my alliance, the Vendetta Cartel, and had sponsored me into the alliance. Rich was a common poster to both the Yahoo Duelmasters group as well as the Duel2 boards and our Alliance's Yahoo group. He went by the handle GameOgre on the Duel2 boards and was known by the name Abarsis, the Slaughter Priest. He was a very kind and thoughtful man who always had time to talk with not only his alliance-mates but anyone else who wanted to discuss Duelmasters. He also had time to talk with anyone about personal life issues if he felt he could help. He was a daily, and prolific, poster to these sites and seemed to enjoy the interaction with others regarding this game that he loved so much. I would also like everyone to know that he spent several years in the US Navy serving on a Nuclear attack Submarine in protection of our nation. He was well loved, and well known, by the community in which he lived even spending time at a local Ice Cream Shop around closing time to assure that the lady who owned the store was safe as she was often alone when she closed her shop. He was a well known and much loved member of his local community. His death was grieved by his local San Diego community where they held a candle-light vigil for him and many expressed their disbelief that he was gone. These are just a scant few examples of what a kind and caring man he was and why not only our gaming community lost a great deal on that fateful day, but also shows why there was tremendous sadness among the community in which he lived. It is near to 10 years since his passing and there are many times I wonder, "What would Rich think about this...." I miss my friend dearly to this day and I hope you will come join us in this contest idea which he himself came up with. He thought we should all learn to appreciate what Jorja does to keep our smaller arenas alive and populated! The contest will be held in Morya, arena 28, beginning on the turn that is due on November 6th, 2014 (turn 378 I believe). Tourney participation is not allowed during the contest but the contest will start after the fall Mailer so you can get your warriors a few fight experience should you choose to. The timing of the contest was done to allow entry into the fall mailer. The rules are fairly simple and inspired to let us all feel what it is like to run warriors like Jorja does. Her teams across Alastari may sometimes be taken for granted so this contest will allow us to appreciate her teams a little better as they populate the arenas we fight in. The Rules-- There are no challenges, avoids, bloodfeuds, or tourneys allowed and only one single use of the Dark Arena is allowed after the contest begins. Win or lose the Dark Arena is allowed but once, so if you want your warrior dead be sure and throw the fight! The contest will last for 12 turns. May I point out that if you use your Dark Arena fight you will get either 2 points, for winning, or -2, for losing, and ALL fights count in the scoring. It matters not if you fight a non-contest warrior or a stand- in; they still count as much as fighting a contest warrior. This will be a test of basic strategy with a touch of luck added in as well. If anyone should break the no tourney rule they will lose 5 points for each warrior entered and those warriors, and any subsequent warriors who replace them in death, cannot score points! The one exception are the dead tourneys. Should you wish you may enter your warriors in dead tourneys, since they are not a member of your team, or even the living, at the time. The warrior may even return to the contest if a natural opening can be found for it, or you choose to use your Dark Arena fight to make that opening (if you still have that option left). Break the no DA, challenge, or avoid rules and you will be DQed as soon as the transgression is discovered. To keep the contest playing field as level as possible, we will have no messing with these rules. Of course you may DA the one time, just as a clarification, but the second time gets you DQed. This also counts if it is found you bring a second team in for the purpose of making challenges; you will be DQed. Scoring is as follows: 1 point for winning 1 point for killing (giving 2 in total, 1 for the win and 1 for the kill) 1 point for at least one of your warriors writing a personal (regardless of number of personals beyond one you still only get one point). Make sure it is written from one of your team's warriors and not simply the manager entity or you will not get the point. -1 point for losing -1 point for being killed (giving -2 in total, -1 for losing and -1 for being killed) -5 points and the loss of that warrior's slot for scoring the remainder of the contest for entering a warrior into a REGULAR tourney (again DEAD tourney is open) The Prizes: 1st place -- +1 bonus to one warrior on the team, 1 resurrection potion, and 1 favorite knowledge 2nd place -- +1 bonus for one warrior, 1 favorites knowledge 3rd place -- +1 bonus for one warrior Iron Manager Award -- Run 54 of the possible 60 fights and get a +1 bonus potion The bonus potions and favorites knowledge must be used on warriors with 5 FE or more and MUST be used within 2 turns of the end of the contest. The resurrection potion must be used within 6 months of the end of the contest but may be used on any warrior regardless of FE. ALL prizes must be used on the contest team, they are NOT transferable to another team! If you wish to participate please notify Street Legal via Personal Ad in arena 28, on the Duel2 forums, or in Chatzy! LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS VIRGINIA, NO SANTA was viciously subdued by ALMOST PRETTY in a 3 minute fight. MOIST TOWELETTE demolished SHINY PENNY in a popular 1 minute one-sided Title melee. JOSH vanquished ARENAMASTER SANDAVOL in a popular 1 minute gory mismatched brawl. POCKET NEWS savagely defeated ANZAHANZEK in a crowd pleasing 2 minute competition. RUTH was savagely defeated by OBROJOBO in a exciting 2 minute bloody struggle. 1977 AMC MATADOR was handily defeated by AZAGHAL in a 1 minute uneven fight. GAD vanquished JELLO KNUCKLES in a 2 minute gruesome one-sided duel. THE UPRIGHT MAN was vanquished by IMPRISONED SPY in a 1 minute one-sided fight. ARUGULA beat OZAWINDIB in a popular 5 minute melee. PINCH BLISTER narrowly defeated FLOYD in a exciting 5 minute match. OUT FOR A DUCK was bested by WONTON NOT NOW in a 2 minute conflict. DIRTY DIAPERS was devastated by MAULI LAMA in a 1 minute one-sided battle. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |BASHING ATTACK 6 STRIKING ATTACK 10 - 0 - 0 100 | |PARRY-LUNGE 3 LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 0 - 0 100 | |WALL OF STEEL 3 PARRY-LUNGE 20 - 5 - 0 80 | |TOTAL PARRY 3 SLASHING ATTACK 7 - 4 - 0 64 | |AIMED BLOW 2 AIMED BLOW 8 - 5 - 0 62 | |SLASHING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL 19 - 12 - 0 61 | |STRIKING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK 22 - 29 - 1 43 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 TOTAL PARRY 8 - 23 - 0 26 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 8 - 0 20 | |LUNGING ATTACK 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 5 - 0 0 | Turn 81 was great if you Not so great if you used The fighting styles of the used the fighting styles: the fighting styles: top eleven warriors are: PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 2 - 4 3 WALL OF STEEL SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 TOTAL PARRY 1 - 2 3 BASHING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 2 PARRY-LUNGE WALL OF STEEL 2 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 AIMED BLOW 1 SLASHING ATTACK TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME STRIKING ATTACK MOIST TOWELETTE 42-4430 112 49 4 316 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) PARRY-LUNGE AZAGHAL 81-1223 52 43 1 227 DRAGONBANE GUILD (334) AIMED BLOW JOSH 18-9109 50 52 0 226 SHEPHERDS (359) WALL OF STEEL ALMOST PRETTY 42-4496 90 48 0 216 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) BASHING ATTACK VIRGINIA, NO SANT 65-6623 44 68 1 208 GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (361) SLASHING ATTACK OBROJOBO 7-5869 46 46 1 202 SENTINELS (354) PARRY-RIPOSTE RUTH 18-10121 47 39 0 184 SHEPHERDS (359) PARRY-STRIKE ANZAHANZEK 7-6204 32 30 0 174 SENTINELS (354) TOTAL PARRY JELLO KNUCKLES 42-4554 57 55 0 171 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) The overall popularity leader is SHINY PENNY 32-3789. The most popular warrior this turn was ALMOST PRETTY 42-4496. The ten other most popular fighters were ARUGULA 3-7180, PINCH BLISTER 18-9859, VIRGINIA, NO SANTA 65-6623, POCKET NEWS 19-5364, OBROJOBO 7-5869, OZAWINDIB 7-6212, JOSH 18-9109, WONTON NOT NOW 73-6069, MOIST TOWELETTE 42-4430, and AZAGHAL 81-1223. The least popular fighter this week was DIRTY DIAPERS 38-5071. The other ten least popular fighters were THE UPRIGHT MAN 10-5185, JELLO KNUCKLES 42-4554, 1977 AMC MATADOR 42-4116, MAULI LAMA 7-6292, RUTH 18-10121, ANZAHANZEK 7-6204, SHINY PENNY 32-3789, OUT FOR A DUCK 83-275, GAD 18-9239, and AZAGHAL 81-1223. Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K OSKSI(3) 1 0 0 ZUWAYZA(19) 1 0 0 DAL SHANG(65) 0 1 0 BONSUR(7) 2 2 0 ARVAT(32) 0 1 0 ERINIKA(73) 1 0 0 KOLACT(10) 0 1 0 CLIFFHOME(38) 0 1 0 SHADOWSPIRE(81) 1 0 0 TALCAMA(18) 3 1 0 RODEKI(42) 2 2 0 TELORINTHE(83) 0 1 0 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY ARUGULA 3-7180 33 30 2 183 VEGGIES (372) OSKSI OBROJOBO 7-5869 46 46 1 202 SENTINELS (354) BONSUR THE UPRIGHT MAN 10-5185 38 51 0 173 ALASTARIAN IDOL (363) KOLACT JOSH 18-9109 50 52 0 226 SHEPHERDS (359) TALCAMA POCKET NEWS 19-5364 33 30 0 191 THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (395) ZUWAYZA SHINY PENNY 32-3789 96 146 2 206 FOUND IN THE SAND (360) ARVAT DIRTY DIAPERS 38-5071 16 9 0 47 BASH BROS CHILDREN (407) CLIFFHOME MOIST TOWELETTE 42-4430 112 49 4 316 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) RODEKI VIRGINIA, NO SANTA 65-6623 44 68 1 208 GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (361) DAL SHANG WONTON NOT NOW 73-6069 19 13 1 49 PALINDROMES (405) ERINIKA AZAGHAL 81-1223 52 43 1 227 DRAGONBANE GUILD (334) SHADOWSPIRE OUT FOR A DUCK 83-275 16 15 0 35 BAD SIGNS (397) TELORINTHE